The ALMaQUEST Survey XV: The Dependence of the Molecular-to-Atomic Gas Ratios on Resolved Optical Diagnostics
arxiv(2024)
摘要
The atomic-to-molecular gas conversion is a critical step in the baryon cycle
of galaxies, which sets the initial conditions for subsequent star formation
and influences the multi-phase interstellar medium. We compiled a sample of 94
nearby galaxies with observations of multi-phase gas contents by utilizing
public H I, CO, and optical IFU data from the MaNGA survey together with new
FAST H I observations. In agreement with previous results, our sample shows
that the global molecular-to-atomic gas ratio (R_ mol≡ log M_
H_2/M_ H I) is correlated with the global stellar mass surface density
μ_* with a Kendall's τ coefficient of 0.25 and p < 10^-3, less
tightly but still correlated with stellar mass and NUV- r color, and not
related to the specific star formation rate (sSFR). The cold gas distribution
and kinematics inferred from the H I and CO global profile asymmetry and shape
do not significantly rely on R_ mol. Thanks to the availability of
kpc-scale observations of MaNGA, we decompose galaxies into H II, composite,
and AGN-dominated regions by using the BPT diagrams. With increasing R_
mol, the fraction of H II regions within 1.5 effective radius decreases
slightly; the density distribution in the spatially resolved BPT diagram also
changes significantly, suggesting changes in metallicity and ionization states.
Galaxies with high R_ mol tend to have high oxygen abundance, both at
one effective radius with a Kendall's τ coefficient of 0.37 (p <
10^-3) and their central regions. Among all parameters investigated here,
the oxygen abundance at one effective radius has the strongest relation with
global R_ mol, but the dependence of gas conversion on gas distribution
and galaxy ionization states is weak.
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